There was no shortage of women at the Toronto International Film Festival. Just like men, women are creators, storytellers, luminaries, and entrepreneurs. The desire to tell stories is a trait that spans the sexes. A human compulsion.
Last Wednesday, in … Continue reading →

Like Rian Johnson’s ticking Looper pocket watch, the clock hands have tocked to signify a momentous occasion is about to begin. It’s landed in front of us as though the last twelve months have dissolved into thin air. The … Continue reading →

One of the most anticipated TIFF events is the Artists for Peace and Justice Luncheon held in the residential Toronto neighbourhood of Rosedale. Yesterday, we woke up to sheets of rain running down our window panes – not ideal weather … Continue reading →

Life should be approached with a smile on one’s face. A smile – the genuine, wide, beaming kind – will get you places. Smiling breaks out grins in other people and starts conversations. Last night, I was smiling.
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Oscar-winning writer-director Paul Haggis has been named the new chairman of film programs at the Canadian Film Centre, an advanced training institution for film, television and new media based in Toronto.
The CFC was founded by director Norman Jewison, another … Continue reading →